Missing my violin

March 27, 2006 at 3:55 AM

Well, I've been on "vacation" in sunny Florida for a week now, and I'm more than ready to get back on that plane to go home tomorrow. We had a good time visiting my in-laws and celebrating my younger daughter's first birthday (what? she was JUST BORN!) but driving all around the state---because the grandmothers don't want to travel---has taken its toll. No one's gotten a decent night's sleep, which doesn't bode well for my return to work on Tuesday where I'm sure much will have piled up in my absence.

And, of course, I'm desperately missing my violin. I brought some recordings and the sheet music of my piece to listen to, but I haven't had the time and peace to work on any of that. I'm a little scared of finding out how much I've lost when I pick it back up again. What's that saying from some famous musician about practicing? "If I skip one day, I can tell. If I skip two days, the audience can tell?" What happens if you skip a whole week? :( :( :(

I did have a nice little rehearsal with a fellow pianist at my church, a week ago, where we ran through the Mozart E minor sonata a few times. It was really nice to work with a "real" musician, and although I think he might have been slightly disappointed in my abilities, I don't think I misrepresented myself when we talked about it beforehand, so I'm satisfied. We'll probably just play it for some service a few months down the road. At least the E minor only has two movements, so I won't have to leave one out as I usually do since we only get a prelude and interlude.

From Laurie Niles
Posted on March 27, 2006 at 5:42 AM

You have a one-year-old! If you miss a week, you just get your violin out again and play. :)

From Pauline Lerner
Posted on March 27, 2006 at 8:20 AM

Happy birthday to your daughter.

From Jessica Smith
Posted on March 27, 2006 at 6:36 PM

Wow! I can't believe shes already one... time really flies

From Jesus Contreras Espada
Posted on March 27, 2006 at 8:45 PM

Feliz Cumpleaños!

(will she understand? :))

From Sheila Ganapathy
Posted on March 28, 2006 at 4:34 AM

That sonata is amazing! It is so beautiful...

Sheila

From Sheila Ganapathy
Posted on March 29, 2006 at 1:12 AM

I am typing this in reply to what you wrote in my blog...

I thought that Saint Saens was harder than the Mendelssohn concerto? My friends did Mendelssohn first, that's pretty much why I thought that, but I could easily be wrong. Unless, we're not talking about the Mendelssohn e minor (I was lol).

Sheila

From Karin Lin
Posted on March 30, 2006 at 12:44 AM

Sheila, according to the Shar catalog, the Introduction & Rondo Capriccioso has an ASTA grade of 5, and the Mendelssohn (yes, E minor) is grade 6. That's why I said what I did. The Saint-Saëns is only barely within my capability, and I'm pretty sure the Mendelssohn isn't, especially the 3rd movement.

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